Support
A Message From Peter
Hello,
I’m writing this to extend my heartfelt love and support to you. I deeply appreciate you reaching out and want to acknowledge your courage in sharing your struggles. As a coach, I hope my work fosters growth, learning, and connection. However, it's important to clearly communicate my work’s limitations, especially when it comes to supporting individuals experiencing severe mental health challenges such as depression and suicidal thoughts.
My primary focus is on providing a container for theoretical, philosophical, and informational learning. I’m dedicated to fostering beautiful conversations, personal growth, and supportive loving community.
While I'm committed to offering compassion and understanding, it's crucial to delineate the limitations of my support:
Coaching vs. Medical Support: My coaching programs aren’t a substitute for professional medical or mental health care. Coaching focuses on theory, philosophy, and personal development, whereas mental health challenges, including severe depression and suicidal thoughts, require professional intervention from psychiatrists, psychologists, or other licensed medical professionals.
When to Seek Professional Help: If you or someone you know is experiencing severe anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, or is not well, it's essential to seek help from a trained health professional. This may include therapy, counseling, and, if necessary, medication.
I deeply care for you and your well-being. My intention with this message is to ensure you have the appropriate support. Please remember that seeking professional help for mental health challenges is a sign of strength, not weakness.
I'm here for you within the limits of my work and will continue to offer love and support. Together, we can thrive by utilizing the right resources for the right purposes.
With love and compassion,
Peter
Peter’s Work About Challenging Times
“To label it a crisis is to deny its benefits. The default perception of the ego is to look at events in our life through the lens of resistance. To label anything a crisis is to call it bad. It’s looking through the lens of duality to label things good or bad, or right or wrong.
It may well be a period that we can see has psychological, physiological, even emotional transitions. Fundamentally, I would call it a metamorphosis. You don’t turn to the caterpillar and say, “You’re about to go through a crisis, buddy.” The birth of a butterfly is obviously the death of the caterpillar, but it is part of that evolution and expansion of life.
Even birth can be seen as a crisis moment. It’s a very traumatic experience for both mother and child, and yet it is the birth of a new paradigm. Likewise, as we become teenagers, this cascade of hormones gets released into our system and dramatically changes our identity. Is that a crisis? Or is that an opportunity to evolve into a new experience of what it means to be human? It’s imperative that we allow an older version of ourselves to fall apart and be shattered and exposed so that the new version of ourselves can be born.”
Read the entire article How to Thrive in Life’s Most Difficult Moments here.
Resources
US: Emergency Medical Services - 911 , Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - 988
If the situation is potentially life-threatening, get immediate emergency assistance by calling 911, available 24 hours a day.
US: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or Live Online Chat
If you or someone you know is suicidal or in emotional distress, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Trained crisis workers are available to talk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your confidential and toll-free call goes to the nearest crisis center in the Lifeline national network. These centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals.
US: SAMHSA Treatment Referral Helpline, 1-877-SAMHSA7 (1-877-726-4727)
Get general information on mental health and locate treatment services in your area. Speak to a live person, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.
Your insurance company can also assist in your search.
Call the number on your insurance card and request a list of referrals for therapists in the area who are in-network. Depending on the company, your insurance may also have an online provider directory. You may also wish to verify what the deductible is for your plan, and what your insurance policy is for reimbursement if you choose to see a provider who is out-of-network. The answers can vary greatly depending on the insurance company and your specific plan, so we encourage you to speak directly with an agent at the company.
It may be helpful to explore dietary changes as a way to detox the body, as the body and mind are so connected. Sometimes simply eliminating some foods can really help with stress release. We recommend the tenets of Ayurveda to eat more in line with your body’s needs, and panchakarma as a way to initiate a deeper detoxification of the body.